Can I add maven repositories in the command line?

Question

I\'m aware I can add maven repositories for fetching dependencies in ~/.m2/settings.xml. But is it possible to add a repository using command line, something like:

Answer 1

I'll assume here that you're asking this because you occasionally want to add a new 3rd-party repository to your builds. I may be wrong of course... :)

Your best bet in this case is to use a managed proxy such as artifactory or nexus. Then make a one-time change in settings.xml to set this up as a mirror for the world.

Any 3rd party repos that you need to add from that point on can be handled via the proxy.